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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mousa Dembele (ranked 1364 p4p, 185 weight class) and Melchizedek Halo (ranked 1168 p4p, 157 weight class). Mousa Dembele could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Melchizedek Halo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mousa Dembele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melchizedek Halo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dembele.
Dembele lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Halo backs up against the cage.
Halo lands a really nice looking cross but Dembele seems unphased.
Halo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dembele ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dembele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Dembele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dembele.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halo tries to land a leg kick but Dembele saw it coming and moves away.
Dembele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Halo.
Halo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dembele stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dembele throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Halo tumbling to the canvas!
Halo is rocked!
Halo keeping moving, preventing Dembele from controlling successfully.
Halo is still in real trouble! Can Dembele finish him?
Dembele has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Halo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Halo wants to stand but Dembele is controlling the position.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dembele looking to pass the guard.
Dembele is working hard here to advance position.
Halo wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Halo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Coffee Shop. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Halo keeping moving, preventing Dembele from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
We've been hearing reports that Dembele has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Halo lands with a straight right. Dembele didn't see that one coming.
Dembele darts in looking for a takedown but Halo gets double underhooks and turns Dembele into the cage.
Halo unleashes a big counter combination but Dembele bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Mousa Dembele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Halo ducks under a wild hook from Dembele.
Halo throws a leg kick but Dembele checks it.
Dembele misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Dembele.
Dembele takes one to the side of the head.
Dembele lands a really nice looking cross but Halo seems unphased.
Halo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dembele.
Dembele's corner calls for a 1-2. Dembele obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dembele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Halo moves away.
Halo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dembele throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Dembele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Halo staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by Dembele.
Dembele throws a good cross that connects.
Dembele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dembele.
Dembele misses with a hook
and Dembele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Halo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Halo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dembele moves away.
Dembele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a straight right hand.
Dembele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dembele shoots and misses
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dembele lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dembele misses with a right hand
and Halo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Halo slips under a jab.
Halo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Halo's head but Halo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melchizedek Halo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halo misses with a looping left.
Dembele throwing a counter right hand but Halo manages to avoid it.
Halo tests Dembele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Halo.
Dembele drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Halo misses.
Dembele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dembele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dembele moves out of range of the strikes.
Dembele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dembele cracks Halo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dembele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Halo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dembele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Halo lands a nice shot that snaps Dembele's head back.
Dembele throws an off balance right hand
and Halo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Dembele misses.
Dembele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dembele goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mousa Dembele will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooh a lovely combination from Dembele sends Halo down but not out. Dembele dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Melchizedek Halo has been cut.
Dembele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Halo struggling a bit here.
Dembele wants to control but Halo is keeping him busy.
Halo prevents Dembele from moving into mount.
Halo is looking to regain half guard here but Dembele keeps moving and retains side control.
Dembele tries for a kimura but Halo is defending well.
Halo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dembele.
Dembele trying to control the action but Halo is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Dembele is looking to take a break and control but Halo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Halo wants to control but Dembele is keeping busy.
Dembele frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dembele wants to control but instead Halo manages to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dembele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Halo is keeping the position for now.
Halo controls Dembele momentarily but Dembele frees himself.
Dembele wants to control from the top but Halo keeps moving.
Dembele advances to half guard.
Halo wants to control but Dembele is keeping busy.
Halo is positioning himself well to prevent Dembele advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dembele passes the guard and advances to mount!
Halo is squirming around, avoiding Dembele's attempts to control the action.
Halo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dembele jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Halo is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Halo and Dembele has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dembele trying to control the position but Halo is working away.
Dembele is trying to ground and pound but Halo uses the momentary lack of control by Dembele to regain half guard.
Dembele is pressing down on Halo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Halo is holding on for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dembele is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Halo tries to reverse the position but Dembele maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mousa Dembele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Melchizedek Halo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dembele misses the jab.
Halo throws a fast counter high kick but Dembele manages to duck under it in time.
Dembele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Halo.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Halo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dembele is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Dembele.
Dembele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Halo to score with a decent uppercut.
Dembele scoring well with a low kick there.
Halo tries to land a leg kick but Dembele saw it coming and moves away.
Dembele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dembele swings for the body but Halo moves out of range.
Dembele loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mousa Dembele is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dembele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
Dembele thuds a left hand into Halo's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dembele tries to bum rush Halo with a series of wild strikes but Halo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dembele misses with an uppercut.
Halo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dembeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dembele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dembele lands a slapping body shot.
Dembele throws a hook but Halo blocks it.
Halo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dembele walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Halo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Halo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Some wild striking there from Dembele.
Dembele lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Halo sprawling to the canvas. Dembele follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Halo hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dembele seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dembele lands strikes from half guard.
Melchizedek Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dembele thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dembele wants to free his trapped foot but Halo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dembele is trying to control the action in half guard but Halo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Halo has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dembele is on him like a limpet, forcing Halo back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Halo - that landed with a thud.
Dembele misses with a punch on the inside.
Dembele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Dembele's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dembele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Dembele's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Dembele as the two fighters clinch.
Halo is trying to maintain a safe position but Dembele gets an underhook and turns Halo into the cage.
Dembele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Halo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Dembele stalling in the clinch but Halo improves position.
Dembele can't get the takedown.
Halo lands a body punch.
Dembele gets through Halo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Halo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dembele backwards.
Dembele blocks an uppercut.
Dembele changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Halo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Halo lands a nice hook to Dembele's body. Dembele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dembele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Halo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dembele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Dembele misses.
Dembele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dembele tries to counter with a takedown but Halo is quick to defend against it.
Halo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mousa Dembele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dembele.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dembele.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mousa Dembele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halo just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Halo misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halo.
Dembele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Halo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dembele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dembele tries to bum rush Halo with a series of wild strikes but Halo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dembele shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Halo but Halo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Halo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mousa Dembele.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dembele, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mousa Dembele!
Mousa Dembele decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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